Alexander MacKenzie of Corie

HECTOR CAMPBELL. — I saw the prisoner in April last, at Thurso in Caithness, with about 2 or 300 men of Lord Cromartie’s regiment. He was dressed in highland clothes, and was armed with a broadsword and pistols, being esteemed one of the officers of that regiment. Saw him at the guard room in Thurso putting the men in order, and acting as an officer in command. GEORGE SINCLAIR. — I saw the prisoner in arms at Thurso in Caithness with Lord Macleod’s men. Lord Macleod forced witness to attend the said Cone as a guide into the parishes of Wick and Canesbie in Caithness, whither the prisoner went to warn the inhabitants of the said parishes to send their cess and men by a certain day to Thurso; to which parishes and on which errand the witness attended the prisoner, and returned with him to Thurso. Marched afterwards with him to Dunrobin, where I saw him deliver up his arms to Lord Sutherland’s men. DONALD MUNRO. — The prisoner was factor to Lord Cromartie. Saw him with Lord Cromartie’s regiment at Strathpeffer in the shire of Ross, and he marched from thence to Perth armed with a broadsword and pistols. He was called a lieutenant in that regiment, and I saw him afterwards in the march from Perth to Stirling armed as aforesaid. Saw him the morning of the battle of Falkirk at Bannockburn drawn up for the march to Falkirk; saw him four days after the battle at Bannockburn, and upon the march from thence to Aberdeen, every day. Saw him with the said regiment at Thurso in Caithness, and at Dunrobin with Lord Cromartie and his officers. He kept back several. Ardlow and Keppoch offered him a lieutenancy, and said he would not join the army and act only as a servant. Heard officers advise them to give in as officers to be better used. HUGH ROSS. — Prisoner was an officer in Lord Cromartie’s regiment in the rebel army, and was with them at Perth. I afterwards saw him march up with the rebels to the battle of Falkirk, armed with broadsword and pistols. HENRY EDWARDS. — I saw prisoner with Lord Cromartie’s regiment at Perth, when the rebels were in possession of those places, and he was called an officer, and did duty as such. Was dressed in highland clothes, with white cockade, armed with sword and pistols. He rescued me, and gave me good information. He reviewed their firelocks. Lord Cromartie was not there then. Capt. EYRE; Lieut. MOORE. — Prisoner, upon his examination at Inverness, told these gentlemen he was factor to Lord Cromartie, and lieutenant in his regiment. FOR THE DEFENCE. Mr. F0RD. — Owing to obedience to his master, a local tyrant. Good principles — usual arms. Representing himself as an officer only for favour. Went only to Perth to sell cattle. Refused lieutenancy to A[rdlow] and K[eppoch] Mr. ROBINSON. — I knew him seven years. Gatherer of Lord C.’s rent. In October, 1745, he drove out black cattle to Beauly, but they came back. Drove them out of the way for fear of A and K Said it was his misfortune to be factor, else he could have excused himself, but he would keep to his business and not meddle with the army. Saw him again in March when he came to collect feu-duties for Lord C. They called him a treacherous rascal to his master — ever since the rebellion began. Those were his words. He found my servant, but he was taken away again. Always against the rebels. JOHN CAMPBELL, Esq., Collector of Customs in Robinson’s Parish. — He appeared well affected to the Government; advised me to leave the country for fear of insurrection, as friendship to me and Government. In 1738 he discovered an intended fraud. CHARLES JAMES LEE. — If ever acted as officer, soldier in giving assistance. If a driver of cattle for service of rebel army, need not also be proved to act as soldier, while if acted only as a mere seller of cattle. [Found guilty]